Obama and Putin speak on eve of peace talksNo agreement between two leaders on desired outcome of Syria summit in MontreuxWed Jan 22 2014 - 01:00
Assad tells Russians he plans to stay in powerSyrian president rejects stepping down ahead of peace talks brokered by Washington and MoscowMon Jan 20 2014 - 01:00
Egyptian regime under pressure to switch order of electionsThe landslide approval of a new constitution will increase calls for presidential poll to be held before a parliament is electedSat Jan 18 2014 - 01:00
Egyptian voters approve new constitutionMilitary maintains budgetary independenceFri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00
Egyptians show no sign of election fatigue at third constitutional pollThe referendum is being seen as an endorsement of Morsi’s oustingThu Jan 16 2014 - 01:03
Egyptians vote for their future on first day of constitutional referendumVoters are upbeat at some polling stations; at others the mood is seriousWed Jan 15 2014 - 01:00
Low turnout predicted in Egyptian referendum on divisive constitutionAllies of the Muslim Brotherhood have threatened to attack polling stationsTue Jan 14 2014 - 01:00
Egypt’s military chief to consider standing in elections to select Morsi successor later in yearGen Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi urges Egyptians to vote in force for new constitutionMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:00
Syrian opposition fails to agree on peace talks delegationAlmost 500 people killed in eight days of fighting between insurgents and jihadisFri Jan 10 2014 - 19:46
Syrian rebels seize headquarters of al-Qaeda-linked factionAs Qatar, Saudia Arabia and UAE compete for influence, National Coalition postpones peace conference decisionThu Jan 09 2014 - 01:00
Kingdom is world’s 20th largest importerDeeply conservative country is major market for European goodsTue Jan 07 2014 - 01:00
Iraqi PM urges people to drive out al-QaedaAppeal to Falluja as Sunni tribesmen fight to retake areas of nearby RamadiTue Jan 07 2014 - 01:00
34 killed in air strikes by Iraq’s militaryAl-Qaeda hideouts hit as ‘concerned’ Kerry says US will not send in troopsMon Jan 06 2014 - 01:00
Repression by Iraq’s Shia regime sparks Sunni revoltFailing conciliation, Anbar uprising could spark full-scale Sunni rebellionSat Jan 04 2014 - 00:54
Air strikes ‘have killed more than 500 in last two weeks’Most fatalities caused by improvised bombs dropped from aircraft, says Syrian Observatory for Human RightsMon Dec 30 2013 - 01:00
Assassination of former Lebanese minister condemnedMohamad Shatah and five others killed by car bomb in central BeirutSat Dec 28 2013 - 01:00
Muslim Brotherhood members held as Egypt declares group a terrorist organisationAt least 38 members arrested in Cairo on terrorism chargesFri Dec 27 2013 - 01:00
Egypt jails key activists of 2011 uprisingApril 6th movement to hold countrywide protests on anniversary of revolutionMon Dec 23 2013 - 01:00
Syria involved in widespread ‘disappearing’ of people, says UN panelTargets include relatives of wanted men and civilians staying in rebel-held areasThu Dec 19 2013 - 22:29
28 children among dozens killed in Syrian military raids on rebel districtsCivilian onslaught coincides with UN appeal for $6.5bn to help 16 million peopleTue Dec 17 2013 - 01:00
Europe’s limited help to Syrians criticised by AmnestyThree infants die of cold in makeshift refugee campsSat Dec 14 2013 - 01:00
Fundamentalists massacre 15 Alawite and Druze civilians in SyriaKillings coincide with Syrian army taking control of Qalamoun region near LebanonFri Dec 13 2013 - 00:52
Democracy advocates in Egypt go on trialThree prominent democracy campaigners charged with participating in illegal protests and assaulting policeMon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
Refugees struggle to make themselves at home in crammed Damascus hotel roomsFamilies try to establish routines as they settle into long-term staysSat Dec 07 2013 - 01:00
Suicide bomber kills four in DamascusSyria militants tighten grip on Christian town of MaloulaWed Dec 04 2013 - 01:00
Syrian opposition remains divided on approach to Geneva peace talksForeign minister says Damascus government will attend next month’s conferenceTue Dec 03 2013 - 01:01
Syrian hospitals and charities hampered by scarce resources and logistical challengesMedical supplies are brought in from Lebanon at great additional expenseMon Dec 02 2013 - 01:00
Damascenes create pockets of normality in midst of Syrian conflictLocals speak of the need to get on with daily life, in the face of constant fearSat Nov 30 2013 - 01:00
‘Outstanding’ society delivering aid in SyriaSyrian Arab Red Crescent is taking its polio campaign into all areasFri Nov 29 2013 - 01:00
Syrian coalition undecided on peace meetingGroup had originally agreed to attend Geneva conferenceWed Nov 27 2013 - 01:00
Destruction of antiquities ‘a loss for all eternity’Antiquities chief is pleading with all sides to protect Syria’s treasuresWed Nov 27 2013 - 01:00
Iran nuclear accord set to be positive influence on Syrian peace talksProposed conference should lead to political solution of Syrian conflict, says ministerMon Nov 25 2013 - 01:00
Under the constant shadow of explosions, citizens try their best to lead normal livesCommerce is frozen and people hoard money. But life in the capital goes onFri Nov 22 2013 - 01:00
Syrian peace conference must include rebels and opposition, says BrahamiTalks likely to take place next month will involve a range of Syrian voicesTue Nov 19 2013 - 20:36
Syrian delegation in Moscow to prepare for Geneva peace talksConference must be carefully orchestrated to draw sides into process, says sourceTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:00
Sombre ecumenical service for four children killed in Damascus attackAs Arabs and Christians gather to pray, the service is punctuated by sirens of ambulances carrying casualties of the daily mortar attacksMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
Albania refuses to host destruction of Syrian chemical weaponsWatchdog misses timetable deadline, France now suggested as alternative hostSat Nov 16 2013 - 01:00
Syrian opposition coalition agrees to attend Geneva peace talks‘This is a big step forward and an important one,’ says US secretary of stateTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:00
Banning Muslim Brotherhood easier said than doneMovement has deep roots in Egyptian societySat Nov 09 2013 - 01:01
Syrian peace conference delayed, says Brahimi9.3 million Syrians need help to survive, Valerie Amos tells UN Security CouncilWed Nov 06 2013 - 01:01
Kerry calls for ‘inclusive, free and fair elections’ in EgyptSurprise visit as security tight in Cairo ahead of trial of ousted president Mohamed MorsiMon Nov 04 2013 - 01:01
Graphic illustration of Palestinian concernsThe team behind the website Visualising Palestine is reporting on Israeli occupation through the medium of infographicsFri Nov 01 2013 - 01:00
Senior Muslim Brotherhood figure arrested in CairoEssam el-Erian taken into custody as part of crackdown on leading Morsi supportersWed Oct 30 2013 - 22:06
UN-Arab League envoy warns of ‘Somalisation’ of SyriaLakhdar Brahimi says Assad could be part of transition to a ‘new’ SyriaWed Oct 30 2013 - 01:01
UN calls on Syrian factions to facilitate food and medical assistance to civiliansDire socio-economic conditions highlighted by UN reportMon Oct 28 2013 - 01:01
Syria’s National Coalition faces conflicting pressure about attendance at Geneva talksPressure on opposition over US-Russia sponsored peace talksThu Oct 24 2013 - 07:11
50 die in Syria suicide bombings as hostages released in tripartite dealNine Lebanese pilgrims and two Turkish pilots released from jail as part of exchange dealMon Oct 21 2013 - 01:00
Russia and US deny date set for Syrian peace conferenceSyria’s deputy PM Qadri Jamil says Geneva conference scheduled for November 23-24Fri Oct 18 2013 - 19:44
Car bomb that kills 39 adds urgency to US-Russia sponsored peace conferenceUS secretary of state emphasises need for transition administration to end hostilitiesTue Oct 15 2013 - 01:24
Syrian opposition fighters killed 190, says watchdogHuman Rights Watch believes two-week attack on villages in August was sectarianSat Oct 12 2013 - 01:01
